Bail for a multimillionaire pharmaceutical executive previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of her young son was revoked on Dec. 29 by the Supreme Court a little over a week after the high court ordered her freed. The rulings are unusual because the Supreme Court doesn’t often involve itself in bail disputes in criminal…
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Revokes Bail of Pharma Executive Gigi Jordan Who Was Convicted in Death of Son
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Pharma Millionaire Gigi Jordan Who Was Convicted in Death of Son
December 21, 2022
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The Supreme Court took the unusual step Dec. 20 of granting bail on an emergency basis to a multimillionaire pharmaceutical executive previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of her young son. In 2014, Gigi Jordan was convicted of administering a fatal dose of drugs to Jude Mirra, her 8-year-old autistic child, in 2010 and…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to 8-Person Juries in Criminal Trials
November 7, 2022
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Over the dissents of two conservative justices, the Supreme Court refused on Nov. 7 to take up the case of a man who claimed it was unconstitutional for Arizona to convict him using a jury comprising just eight persons instead of the usual 12. The ruling means that a handful of states may continue to…
Supreme Court Limits Inmate Reviews Based on Ineffective Legal Representation
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held on May 23 that federal courts reviewing inmate cases may not conduct evidentiary hearings to fully examine their ineffective-counsel claims that should have been raised in state court proceedings. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to effective assistance of counsel. The…
Patriot Freedom Project Pleads for Help Supporting Jan. 6 Prisoners, Defendants, and Their Families
May 9, 2022
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More than 800 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the protest at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. As the numbers continue to climb and the expenses for those arrested continue to mount, the founder of the Patriot Freedom Project is sending out a plea for help to support…
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